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Ministry of Communications
Spending on Bharatnet Project
BharatNet project is implemented in a phased manner to provide broadband connectivity to approximately 2.6 lakh Gram Panchayats  in the country. As per Cabinet approval dated 30-06-2021, the scope of the project has been extended up to all inhabited villages beyond GPs. In last five years , a total of Rs. 22,676 crore has been disbursed upto 31.03.2022 under the BharatNet Project by Bharat Broadband Network Limited . As per Union Budget 2022-23 announcement, all villages are expected to be connected through optical fiber by 2025. The State/UT-wise and Year-wise details of amount disbursed under the BharatNet Project is given in Annexure-I.
Annexure-I
State/UT-wise and Year-wise details of Funds disbursed under the BharatNet Project
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S.No.
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Name of States/UT
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Rupees in crores
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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1
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Andaman & Nicobar
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0
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0
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13
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1
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11
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2
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Assam
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12
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32
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21
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13
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40
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3
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Bihar
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45
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182
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370
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333
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66
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4
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Chandigarh
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0.03
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0
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0
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5
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Chhattisgarh
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248
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269
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110
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697
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426
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6
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Haryana
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151
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59
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72
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16
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10
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7
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Jammu & Kashmir
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4
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21
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55
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19
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100
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8
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Karnataka
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274
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160
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143
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68
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44
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9
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Kerala
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13
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13
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26
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8
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129
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10
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Maharashtra
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453
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525
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265
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1475
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414
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11
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Madhya Pradesh
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1276
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524
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348
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479
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59
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12
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Punjab
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13
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137
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404
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157
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207
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13
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Rajasthan
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159
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162
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207
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259
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85
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14
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Uttar Pradesh
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1382
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503
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643
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480
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233
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15
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Uttarakhand
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4
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67
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30
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10
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49
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16
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West Bengal
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96
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97
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51
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16
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5
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17
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Sikkim
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21
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8
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3
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0
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38
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18
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Puducherry
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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19
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Arunachal Pradesh
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14
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1
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22
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41
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5
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20
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Nagaland
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16
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0
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5
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30
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-1
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21
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Manipur
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15
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9
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6
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13
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4
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22
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Mizoram
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12
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1
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2
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31
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5
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23
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Tripura
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17
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9
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8
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4
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2
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24
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Meghalaya
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20
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2
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7
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19
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41
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25
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Gujarat, D & N, Daman & Diu
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233
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303
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976
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1067
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215
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26
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Lakshadweep
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0
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0
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0
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0
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10
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27
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Telangana
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113
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39
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19
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263
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1121
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28
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Odisha
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47
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68
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160
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311
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181
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29
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Jharkhand
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48
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122
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76
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376
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125
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30
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Himachal Pradesh
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1
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5
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28
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3
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6
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31
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Andhra Pradesh
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85
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4
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170
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186
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107
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32
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Tamilnadu
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111
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0
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0
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39
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74
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33
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Ladakh
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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Total
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4884
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3325
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4241
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6416
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3810
This information was given by the Minister of State for Communications, Shri Devusinh Chauhan in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
President's Secretariat
President of India’s Greetings on the Eve of Teachers’ Day
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, has greeted teachers across the country on the eve of Teachers’ Day.
In a message, the President has said, “with great pleasure, I extend my heartfelt greetings and felicitations to teachers throughout the country. We celebrate the Teachers’ Day on the birth anniversary of one of the greatest teachers of modern times and my illustrious predecessor, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
Also a renowned philosopher, he defined the role of the teacher as someone who acts not only as an educator but also as a moral mentor and imbues values among students. It is with sheer perseverance and patience that a teacher helps students comprehend the rich legacy of our culture. Ideal teachers consistently encourage students to pursue this objective and realize their goals. No doubt, teachers are the guiding force for students and true builders of our nation. This is the precise reason why the ‘Guru-Shishya’ tradition holds special reverence in Indian culture.
The changing times call for new methods of pedagogy that may help us equip our younger generation, to learn, explore and contribute more efficiently to the society. I hope that we continue to be guided by our sagacious teachers and build a future of this great nation.
I extend warm greetings to the community of teachers and wish them great success in their endeavours in the making of an enlightened community of students who will lead our country to great glory in the days to come”.
Click here to see President's message in Hindi
Ministry of Science & Technology
Aerosols in Indo-Gangetic Plain have led to increased incidents of high rainfall in the Himalayan foothills
Scientists have found that aerosols like black carbon and dust, which makes the Indo-Gangetic Plain one of the most polluted regions of the world, have led to increased incidents of high rainfall events in the foothills of the Himalayan Region.
The Indo-Gangetic Plainis located South and upwind of the Himalayan foothills. The region is associated with high aerosol loading, much of which is black carbon and dust, and thus provides an opportunity for studying how aerosol affects extreme rainfall events, particularly when air mass is forced from a low elevation to a higher elevation as it moves over rising terrain technically called orographic forcing.
A team of researchers from National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Leipzig Institute for Meteorology , University of Leipzig, Germany, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur supported by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India under DST Climate Change program have highlighted the crucial role of the aerosol direct radiative effect on high precipitation events over the Himalayan region. The findings of the current work have been accepted for publishing in the scientific journal ‘Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics’ recently.
They showed that particulate emissions can alter the physical and dynamical properties of cloud systems and, in turn, amplify rainfall events over orographic regions downwind of highly polluted urban areas.
The study used 17 years  of rainfall rate, aerosol measurements called aerosol optical depth , meteorological reanalysis fields such as pressure, temperature, and moisture content at different altitudes are used to compute the thermodynamic variable “moist static energy” and outgoing long-wave radiation from Indian region to investigate high precipitation events on the foothills of the Himalayas. The team found clear associations between high precipitation events, high aerosol loading, and high moist static energy  values . The findings also highlight the crucial role of the radiative effect of aerosol on high precipitation events over the Himalayan region.
The results of the study indicate that aerosols can play a vital role in exciting high precipitation  events over the Himalayas during the monsoon season. Thus, aerosols, including chemistry, are essential to consider when forecasting HP events over the Himalayan region in regional modelling studies.
Figure 1. Map of Global Multi-resolution Terrain Elevation Data 2010  in kilometers, provided by the US Geological Survey. Thin black lines mark country borders. The black rectangle marks the domain on the foothills of the Himalayas that was used in this study.
[Publication link: https://acp.copernicus.org/preprints/acp-2020-440/
For further details, Bhishma Tyagi  and Goutam Choudhury  can be contacted.]
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding  between India and Bangladesh on cooperation in the field of Disaster Management, Resilience and Mitigation.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, was apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding  signed on March, 2021 between the National Disaster Management Authority , Ministry of Home Affairs, the Republic of India and the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, People’s Republic of Bangladesh on Cooperation in the field of Disaster Management, Resilience and Mitigation.
Benefits:
The MoU seeks to put in place a system, whereby both India and Bangladesh will be benefited from the Disaster Management mechanisms of each other and it will help in strengthening the areas of preparedness, response and capacity building in the field of Disaster Management.
Salient features of the MoU :
- Extend mutual support on the request of either Parties at the time of large scale disaster  occurring within their respective territories, in the field of relief, response, reconstruction and recovery.
- Exchange relevant information, remote sensing data and other scientific data and share experience/best practices of disaster response, recovery, mitigation, capacity building for ensuring resilience, etc.
- Extend cooperation in the field of advanced information technology, early warning systems, remote sensing & navigation services and expertise for disaster preparedness, response and mitigation and more towards real time data sharing.
- Support training of officials in the field of Disaster management.
- Conduct Joint Disaster Management Exercises bilaterally between both the countries.
- Share standards, latest technologies and tools for creating Disaster Resilient Communities.
- Exchange publications and materials as textbooks, guidelines in the field of Disaster Management and may conduct joint research activities in the field of Disaster management, Risk Reduction and Recovery.
Ministry of Education
School Syllabus proposed to be reduced to half – Shri Prakash Javadekar
The Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Shri Prakash Javadekar inaugurated ‘Kala Utsav ’ at colourful function at the National Bal Bhavan in New Delhi today.
In his inaugural address, Shri Prakash Javadekar said that teachers have the onerous responsibility of identifying and nurturing the talents in the students and encouraging them. Present day students are bogged down so much in studies right from eighth standard onwards that they have no time to spare for manifesting and nurturing their talents. He added that in order to provide enough time to students to develop their talents, the syllabus is proposed to be reduced by half the present syllabus.
Shri Prakash Javadekar said that 26 crores students in schools and another 4 crores in colleges are our assets and they are our future. He commended the dance and song programme at the inaugural function which displays the unity in diversity of our nation..
Speaking on the occasion, Professor Hrushikesh Senapaty, the Director of National Council of Educational Research and Training said that this is the fourth edition of Kala Utsav. he said that the Kala Utsav National Competitionis a unique initiative toshow case the artistic talents of school students at the national level.
Over 370 children of all states  and Union Territories are participating in the four-day national level competitions in vocal music, instrumental music, dance and painting. Teams from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and Navodya Vidyalaya Samiti are also participating.
Among the students practicing in the lawns of Bal Bhavan was 14-years- old Anjali Verma from Banda who was delighted to be part of competition in vocal music.
Ajay Kumar, 16, a student of Haryana who excels in playing the ‘dholak’ is participating in Kala Utsav for third time.
Preparing for ‘Safe child’ dance was Rajneesh Shah, 16, a student of Government Higher Secondary School, Dadra, under the tutelage of his teacher Nirmal Rathore. Another student, Jaskaran Singh, 16,from Chandigarh was all excited preparing to participate in vocal music. He had bagged the second position in the music competition organized by MHI Channel in 2015.
Kala Utsav National Competition was launched in 2015 with a view to promote arts in education by nurturing and show casing the artistic talents of school students, children with special needs too will have the opportunity to display their talents.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President greets the nation on the eve of Ugadi, Gudi Padava, Chaitra Sukladi, Cheti Chand, Navreh and Sajibu Cheiraoba
The Vice President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar has greeted fellow citizens on the eve of Ugadi, Gudi Padava, Chaitra Sukladi, Cheti Chand, Navreh and Sajibu Cheiraoba. Following is the text of his message:
“I extend my warm greetings and good wishes to all our citizens on the auspicious occasion of Ugadi, Gudi Padava, Chaitra Sukladi, Cheti Chand, Navreh and Sajibu Cheiraoba.
Known by different names in different parts of India, these festivals mark the beginning of our traditional New Year and usher in the same with a spirit of joy and togetherness across the country. These festivals, unique in form but one in essence, are yet another testament to the richness of our composite culture.
May the new year bring happiness, peace and prosperity to all.
Following is the Hindi translation of his message:
"उगादी, गुड़ी पड़वा, चैत्र शुक्लादि, चेती चाँद, नवरेह और साजिबु चेरोबा के पावन अवसर पर मैं अपने सभी देशवासियों को हार्दिक बधाई और शुभकामनाएं देता हूं।
भारत के विभिन्न हिस्सों में अलग-अलग नामों से मनाए जाने वाले ये त्यौहार हमारे पारंपरिक नव वर्ष की शुरूआत के प्रतीक हैं और पूरे देश में खुशी और एकजुटता की भावना का संचार करते हैं। ये उत्सव, रूप में अद्वितीय लेकिन सार में एक हैं, हमारी सामासिक संस्कृति की समृद्धि का एक और प्रमाण हैं।
मैं कामना करता हूं कि नया साल सभी के लिए खुशहाली, शांति एवं समृद्धि लेकर आए।"
Finance Commission
The 15th Finance Commission concludes deliberations
The Fifteenth Finance Commission , headed by Chairman Shri N K Singh, today concluded their deliberations on the Report for the year 2021-2022 to 2025-2026. The Report was signed by Shri N. K. Singh, the Chairman of the XVFC, and, Members of the Commission, Shri. Ajay Narayan Jha, Prof. Anoop Singh, Dr. Ashok Lahiri and Dr. Ramesh Chand.
The Commission had sought time to present its Report to the Honourable President of India. It has now been communicated by the Office of the President that the Report submission will be on 9th November 2020.
The Commission will also present a copy of the Report to the Honourable Prime Minister later next month.
The Report will be tabled in the Parliament by the Union Finance Minister along with an Action Taken Report of the Government of India. The Report contains recommendations pertaining to 5 financial years, 2021-22 to 2025-26. The Report of the XVFC for the year 2020-21, presented to the Honourable President in December 2019, was laid by the Government in the Parliament along with an Action Taken Report.
XV-FC was constituted by the Honourable President of India in pursuance of clause  of article 280 of the Constitution, read with the provisions of the Finance Commission  Act, 1951  with Shri N.K. Singh as Chairman, Mr. Shri Shaktikanta Das, Dr. Anoop Singh, Dr. Ashok Lahiri and Dr. Ramesh Chand as Members and Shri Arvind Mehta as Secretary. Subsequent to Shri. Shaktikanta Das demitting his office, Shri. Ajay Narayan Jha was appointed as a Member.
The Commission has finalized their Report after wide-ranging consultations with the Union and State Governments, local governments at different tiers, Chairmen and Members of previous Finance Commissions, Advisory Council to the Commission and other domain experts, academic institutions of eminence and multi-lateral institutions.
PIB Headquarters
National Career Service Centre For SC/ST : Applications invited for training programmes
Applications are invited by National Career Service Centre for SC/ST, Chennai a subordinate office of Directorate General of Employment, M/O Labour & Employment Govt. of India, for imparting following Training Programmes:
- Free and Stipendiary Special Coaching Scheme for SC/STS: 
Duration : 11 Months
Stipend: 1000 per Month per trainee
Minimum Edu. Qualification: 10+2 Pass or equivalent from a recognized Board/ University
Age Limit : 18-27 years
Course Fee: Free Last date of receiving application : 30th June 2019
- ‘O’ Level One Year Computer Training :
Duration : 12 Months
Stipend : 1000 per Month per trainee
Minimum Edu. Qualification : 10+2 Pass or equivalent from a recognized Board / University or ITI 
Age Limit: 18-30 years
Course Fee: Free Last date of receiving application : 30th June 2019
- ‘O’ Level One Year Computer Training : Course Starts from 1st Aug 2019.
Duration : 12 Months
Stipend : 1000 per Month per trainee
Minimum Edu. Qualification : 10+2 Pass or equivalent from a recognized Board / University or ITI 
Age Limit: 18-30 years
Course Fee: Free
Note: Last date of receiving application : 30th July 2019
For details, applicants may contact, Sub-Regional Employment Officer, National Career Service Centre for SC/ST, M/O labour & Employment, Director General of Employment, No-56 Santhome High Road Chennai-600 004. Tel: 044-24615112The details are informed by the Sub-Regional Employment Officer, NCSC in a press release.
Prime Minister's Office
PM meets prominent Sikhs from across the country
Leaders of the Sikh Community thank PM for honouring Chaar Sahibzaade through the ‘Veer Baal Diwas’ declaration
‘Veer Baal Diwas’ will make kids from all corners of the country aware about the contribution and sacrifice of Chaar Sahibzaade: PM
PM praises the spirit of service of the Sikh Community, says that the world needs to be made more aware about it
My government is fully committed for the welfare of the Sikh Community: PM
Delegates thank PM for the continuous steps taken for the welfare of the Sikh Community; say that this shows he is a Sikh at heart
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met prominent Sikhs from across the country at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg earlier today. The delegation thanked the Prime Minister for continuously taking steps for the welfare of the Sikh Community, and especially for honouring Chaar Sahibzaade through the decision to declare 26 December as Veer Baal Diwas. Each member of the delegation honoured the Prime Minister with ‘Siropao’ and ‘Siri Sahib’.
Prime Minister said that people in many regions of the country do-not know about the contribution and sacrifice of Chaar Sahibzaade. He recalled that whenever he used to get an opportunity to speak in schools and in front of kids, he always used to speak about Chaar Sahibzaade. The decision to observe 26 December as Veer Baal Diwas will go a long way in making kids from all corners of the country aware about them.
Prime Minister thanked the leaders of the Sikh Community for visiting him and said that the doors of his house are always open for them. He recalled his connection with them and time spent together during the course of his stay in Punjab.
Prime Minister praised the spirit of service of the Sikh Community and said that the world needs to be made more aware about it. Prime Minister said that his government is fully committed to the welfare of the Sikh Community. He talked about several steps taken by the government in this regard. He discussed the special arrangements that were made to bring back Guru Granth Sahib from Afghanistan with full honour. He also talked about the steps taken by the government through diplomatic channels to open up the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor for the Sikh pilgrims.
Shri Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that the decision to celebrate Veer Baal Diwas will make kids across the country aware of the sacrifices of Chaar Sahibzaade. Singh Sahib Giani Ranjeet Singh, Jathedar Takht Sri Patna Sahib, thanked the Prime Minister for taking steps like reopening Kartarpur Sahib Corridor and removing GST on Langar. He added that the multiple steps taken by the Prime Minister for the Sikh community show that he is a Sikh at heart. Shri Tarlochan Singh, Former Chairman, National Minority Commission, said that this is the first time since independence that the contribution of the Sikh community, who had sacrificed their lives in huge numbers during partition, is being recognized. He thanked the Prime Minister for taking the contribution of Sikh community to the world stage.
Ministry of Education
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan to launch some major initiatives of NEP 2020 and a booklet on one-year achievements of NEP Implementation
In order to commemorate one year of the implementation of NEP 2020, the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education has prepared a booklet on one-year achievements of the NEP Implementation. The booklet will be launched virtually by Union Minister of Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan on 24th August, 2021.
In addition to the booklet, some major NEP 2020 initiatives will also be launched by the Education Minister. These include: NIPUN Bharat FLN tools and resources on DIKSHA, which is a separate vertical for FLN resources developed under DIKSHA to assist and mentor States/UTs and teachers for implementing NIPUN Bharat; Virtual School of NIOSfor providing advanced digital learning platforms through Virtual Live Classrooms and Virtual Labs; Alternate Academic Calendar 2021-22 of NCERT containing week-wise plan of interesting and challenging activities, with reference to learning outcomes, themes and chapters taken from syllabus or textbook.
Union Education Minister along with Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr Virender Kumar will also launch, ‘Priya’- Accessibility booklet developed by NCERT in collaboration with Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disability for ingraining the concept and significance of accessibility in children right from their formative years itself as a move towards inclusive education.
As the National Education Policy 2020 envisions a substantial transformation in the entire education system at all stages, the Department of School Education and Literacy took the implementation of the NEP 2020 on a mission mode and has prepared a flexible, interactive, indicative and inclusive NEP implementation plan called SARTHAQ. The Department has accomplished 62 major milestones in this one year, which will transform the school education sector. These include: NIPUN Bharat Mission on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy, aligning of the Samagra Shiksha scheme with the NEP 2020, Vidya Pravesh- a three months School Preparation Module, Blue print of National Digital Education Architecture , capacity building of Secondary teachers under NISHTHA, Assessment reforms, Digital content on on DIKSHA, etc
The programme will be attended by senior officials of the Department and Heads of Autonomous Institutions and senior officers from the School Education Department from all States and UTs, and will be followed by a workshop with the states and UTs, SCERTs on the way forward for NIPUN Bharat Mission.